Where does “ventrodorsally” come from?
ventrodorsally (English) comes from English ventrodorsal, from English dorsal, from Middle English dorsal, from Medieval Latin dorsalis, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.
ventrodorsally (English): In a ventrodorsal manner
Ancestry of “ventrodorsally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ventrodorsal | dorsoventral |
| 2 | English | dorsal | With respect to, or concerning the side in which... |
| 3 | Middle English | dorsal | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | dorsalis | of or relating to the back; dorsal; of or... |
| 5 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |